The Biodiversity of the Genus : Phytochemical and Pharmacological Natural Products Prospectives.

Although a broad variety of classes of bioactive compounds have already been isolated from seaweeds of the genus , most different species are still chemically and biologically unexplored. species are well-known brown seaweeds belonging to the Dictyotaceae (Phaeophyta). The phytochemical composition within the genus has recently received considerable interest, and a vast array of components, including diterpenes, sesquiterepenes, sterols, amino acids, as well as saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, have been characterized.

Pharmacological and natural products diversity of the brown algae genus .

(F. Sargassaceae) is an important seaweed excessively distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Different species of have folk applications in human nutrition and are considered a rich source of vitamins, carotenoids, proteins, and minerals.

The genus : chemical and pharmacological diversity.

The Genus is still chemically and pharmacologically underexplored. These brown algae belong to the family . Therapeutic potentials of pure compounds isolated from the Genus are extraordinarily promising as antiproliferative, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory immunostimulatory, anti-diabetic, anti-obesity, antiviral, antimicrobial, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective and hypolipidemic.